Kitaboo

MARCH 30, 2024

We’ve moved from traditional print textbooks to digital ones and even to Open Educational Resource s (OER). Among the big trends in higher education textbooks , using OER and digital textbooks stands out. The Emergence and Scope of Open Educational Resources OER and Digital Textbooks II. How to Use OER?

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Kitaboo

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In a world where education is rapidly evolving, Open Educational Resources (OERs) have emerged as a game-changer. A recent survey by NCBI shows a staggering 91% of respondents actively engaging with OERs. Yet, despite these impressive figures, OERs remain underutilized in many regions globally.

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KnowledgeOne

JANUARY 13, 2022

Looking back at the year that just passed, a big part of it was again under the sign of campus shutdowns, online Zoom lectures, and budget cuts in quite a few cases worldwide. Open Educational Resources (OER) are also expected to gain traction this year, with more and more resources being freely available. Quick overview of 2021.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 23, 2010

A blog post I read recently reported that one US professor is now considering preventing his students from making notes during his lectures, because this action infringes his intellectual property! Image source The ivory towers are crumbling by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MARCH 16, 2015

blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. It''s gradual, and occurs alongside traditional practices - so we still have lectures and campus universities, which might lead you to think nothing much has changed, but parallel with this the role of blended and elearning has become mainstream practice.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 25, 2011

I was in New Zealand in November/December on my lecture tour. I also had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with prolific Twitter activist Paulo Simoes for the first time, and also spent some time with charismatic OER guru Wayne Mackintosh. Unported License. Full story here: The next ten years. Auckland, New Zealand.

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Kitaboo

MARCH 26, 2024

In this blog, we’ll be discussing higher education textbook trends of 2024, as well as exploring the impact of digital textbooks and open educational resources (OER) on higher education and the future they promise. OERs democratize education by removing costly barriers to entry and making quality content available to all students.

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